Questo tempio si trova nella cittadina di Uji, vicino a Kyoto. E' inserito tra i patrimoni dell'UNESCO ed è rappresentato sulle monetine da 10 Yen.

Byodoin Temple, Kyoto, Japan In 1052, Byodoin Temple was built by the Regent, Fujiwara no Yorimichi by rebuilding the villa, given by his father, Michinaga. The year 1052 was said to be the beginning of a decadent age when Buddhism was thought to be dying out and pessimism due to decadence infected the minds of aristocrats and monks. Jodoshinko (belief in Jodo), which prays for peaceful death and rebirth in Gokuraku (nirvana), widely spread throughout society. In 1053, the following year, Amidado (Hoo-do (Phoenix Hall)) was completed and in the Hall, the Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata) Seated Statue at a height of 2.43m, created by Jocho, the greatest sculptor during the Heian Period, was situated and it is said that it was the most extravagant of the time. The building and statutes created about 1,000 years ago have been passed down to this day and are registered as a World Heritage Site. For video, please visit youtu.be/M8-5P1AtapA

Una de los dos Patrimonios de la Humanidad que se encuentran en Uji. Y muy hermoso el Buda de su interior.

The exterior decoration of phoenix figure on top of the Byodoin Buddhist temple in Uji city, Kyoto, Japan. The figure of phoenix contrast with the Sun light in the evening time.